Tire-stripping machine.



.c. STEVENS.

TIRE SIRIPPING MACHINE.

APPIJCATION FILED M161?, 1916.

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LIIITIL 4 W. C. STEVENS.

TIRE STRIPPING MACHINE.

APPLlcATloN man Aue.24. 191s.

w. c. STEVENS.

TIRE STRIPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.24, 1916.

Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

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W. C. STEVENS.

TIRESTRIFPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-V24 1916.

Patented. Jan. 2,1917.

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W. C. STEVENS.

TIRE STRIPFING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man AuG.24. 1916'.

Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIcE.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. STEvENS,

a citizen of the United States, residinginy Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented certain newpand useful Improvements in Tire-,Stripping Machines, of which .the following is a specification..

In the manufacture of the typeoftire which is known as a clenchertire'i. e. havv ing an extensible bead, the tire is cured, on, a solid core from which it is stripped after. .b a workman having two. 'cllheusest'o prythe tire up', ovl` the side of the4 core unt11 it can berevulcanization hand tools w moved. The operation ris a diiiicult one land, takesconsiderable time. I has a further disadvantage, as,Y owing tothe fact that the cores are hot `when turned overV to the tire to replace him, having devised a ,-machinew stripper, a4 Icertainfam'ount of time must lbe allowed `for cooling, or-,f thestrlpper 1s re.,

quired to work on hot-tires andcores to his great inconvenience.-

By my machine I am enabled to' dispense with the services of the trained stripper and which will mechanically remove the tire from the fcore. This machine comprises a holder. for the core and a pair of tools or strlppersv which are forced .up under the -tire and gradually brought around until it is stripped from the core. v

In the drawings which vaccompany this speciiicatiom I show one embodiment of my machine in which: n o

Figure 1, is av front elevation ofthe machine, the arms beingatthe lowest point beforethe vcore is placed in the apparatus. 1 Fig. 2 40 is a front'elevation of the machine with the-arms raised to the outer periphery of the core, the hands orv stripper tools being shown in the position they occupy when stripping ,an tire, the core and tire .being shown infdotted outlines. Fig.13, isa third front view ofthe machine showing the arms l in the position they occupy after Lthe tire is stripped. Fig. 4, 1s a vertical longitudinal section through the center of thev machine showing the tireandcore in position. Fig'. 5, is a horizontal section on` the line 5-5 Y lof Fig. 2. v Fig. 6, is a detail view of. the

arms which carry the stripper fingers. Fig. f

7, is across section of Fi 6. Fig. 8, is adetail view showing one o the stripper fingers process ofstripping. I y i Pertenecer-alma; 1FL o .nppnoauon'ined Augusta, 191s. lsmania'.116,615.- .f H

vENs,l or mon, o1-iro, Assreiron Tojrnn'rlnnfsrgnnf'rran'a itunnnza comm, or nxaoN, omo, A coaronarroi'ror omo. mj l numerals refer to likepartsyl. representsithe f' base, ofthe; machine.which ,is formed 'as ai:

somewhat T-shaped inverted -boxing onthe lupper surface of which are. carried .the .va-V

" which .are shown in V-shapedforml at their extremities and are. adaptedto hold tire corev inder is exhausted the Varm -6will occupy` the 1A, with the; aid of a thirdmovingfgri "or-.f .i clamp 5;. lOnfthe upper'surface ofthe.- asev is' formeda vertical standard. l,in .the upper` end of which; is pivoted. arocking `arm 6,1 o, having at its forward end laniznlgularforma#r ytion 7,- Vcarrying the tire core holder 5. lThe f rear'end of thearm isfpivotecltothejplun-V ger 8, of a pneumatic cylindery 9,A whichiis in; `turn pivotedon a bracket.` 10 at the rear of the base. :The tire core carryinga vulcan- 4 vizedztirei in conditionto bestripped-is held-"vy .between the armsy 2, 3, and .-,fwhenthe pneu- :matic cylinder-9 is charged: lWhen 4thewcylf position Shown inffdotted linesin Fig. 4:, f

4whereupon a core fromwhich a tire-hasfbeen-f' Strippedmay be removed and anotherplaced i. thereon. A coreha'ving' been -hun'g ,onz theend of the arm 6` in its flowermostposition, fluid pressurei's introduced "into fthe cylinf...

der 9, and the armassumes its horizontal'poev `Y sition, `whereupon fthe core will lbje .firmly vclamped anda-.isA ready to "be roperatedon by; n

The base ofthe-bracket is formed withan 1 the stripper fingers. f 2- .l

integral vertical web -11, from 'which' extend ajpair ofparallel l'bra'ckets 12,"i'n`the outer ends of which is rotatabl Amountedy a'- vshaft 13, carrying a semi-circa ar gear seg-h' 4ment 14, the teeth of which'` are in meshwith a rack 15, carriedbyA a plunger 16, of a second fluid operated cylinder'i17, therack *re-v cprocating through an 'ripening- 17 in theioo which lis lowermostwhenthe rack is with-'` web 11. The extremity'o -the'gearsegmet drawn'carries alpin 18cm-the'- `ends of which are `formed spherical enlargements -19. Eachy "l of these enlargements form the ball of a ball-socket joint, the socketof'which is car-I formed as a -socket 21, covered" by-a vvcap21 in the caps so as to permit a movement in a quarter of a circle about the socket 21.

The upper ends of the arms are formed with yokes 22, in which are pivotally mounted the tire removing members or ltools 23, which are shown more in detail in Fig. 8, and consist of a curved tapering plate. Directly back of each arm 20 there is positioned a directing or swinging arm 24, which is pivoted to the upper edge `of the web 11, at 2d', the` front face of each-'arm 24 being formed with a groove or guideway 24, in which is received a shoe 24 mounted on the ,arm 20 directly back of the tire removing tool. A

On the forward corners of the 'base 1, are secured standards 25 which serve as a support for an arched track or guideway by which the arms 24, and through them the arms 20, are guided for their sweep about the core in removing the tire. To the front face ofthe upright 25, is secured the almost semi-circular track-way 26, which is formed in two arcs intersecting over the' center of the core, each are being the quarter section 'of a, circle gradually diverging from' the periphery of the core. The front face ofthe arch 26 is formed with rabbeted Aguldeways 27, in which are received quarter circle racks 28 securedat their upper enis to the rear face of, each arm 24 by screws 29. Rotatably mounted in the standards 25 isa transverse shaft 30, which carries'two bevel gear wheels 31, one in each standard 25 and extending toward the arch 26,. as shown in Fig. 5. These gears mesh with gear teeth` 32 on the rear face ofthe racks 28. A drive pinion 33 is formed on the shaft 30 and is varranged. to mesh with a vertical rack 34,

carried by brackets 35, at each end of a plunger rod 35 of an upright Huid actuated cylinder 36.

VThe ,cylinders 9, 17, and 36, are all arranged to be operated by fluid pressure, prefera-blyv compressed air, through Aa system` of4 piping 37, which is controlled by a multipleway valve 38, of any preferred construction having a handle and pointer running over a disk 39, convenient to the operator. of the machine. v

The operation. of the machine is as follows: A core with a tire having `been removed from the heater and removedA from the mold and unwrapped is Apl -arm 6, which is a position in dotted 4lines in Fig. 4. The valve 38 is turned to proper position to introduce the air to the cylinder y 9, whereupon the arm will rise to the position shown in full lines and the core will be clamped between the points 5, and 2 and 3. The valve is now 1w. n. tothe next point and the'cylinder l is charged, whereupon the rack 15 will advance, rotating Athe gear seentld. A roller d0 carried on a bracket 41 serves'to support the rack under the gear i on the end of thev narrate segment. This will cause the arms 20 to rise in parallelism, tire removing 'ngers or tools 23 advancing up along the slde of the tire core 5 and under the tire beads. rlhey opened still farther and pressure passes into thecylinder 36, whereupon the rack 34 will bevel pinions, the gears 3l, and the arcshaped racks are pulled downward to the position shown in Fig. 3. This causes the arms to be brought down, being guided by the shoes inthe guideways formed on the face of the arch. As the-center 'of the arch is above the center of the core, the path of the tire removing tools will diverge from theperiphery of the core and the tire removing too-lsv will 'be slowly tilted down-A wardly. The downward movement of the tools combined with the tilting serve to gradually; peel loil' the tire from the core, which will drop from the core when vthe arms are in the position shownin Fig. l3, or before they lreach the downward limit yof movement. The arms are now brought lback by a reversal of the air .cylinders until they occupyposition shown in Fig, l, whereupon thecore may Ibe removed` and a new one placed thereon.

1t is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the machine as shown without. departing from-'the spirit of.

le invention or sacrificing any of its benes. Claims:

rise, rotating lthe shaft 30 and'throu'gh the 1..Apparatus for removing tires from cores, comprising a support for a core, a tire removing member, and means to operate said member to remove the tire from the core.

2. Apparatus for removing tires from cores, comprising a slsport for a core, a tire removing tool, adap to rest against the surface of the core, and means to pass the tool over'the surface of the core to remove the tire.

3. Apparatus for removing tires from cores, comprising a support for a core, a tire removing tool adapted to rest against the surface of the core'below the bead oi the tire and means to project the tool radially over the surface of the core.

4r. Apparatus for removing tires from cores, comprising a support for a core, a tire removing tool adapted to rest against the surface of the core below the beadof the tire and means to project the tool radially over the surface of the core, and means to pass said tool aroundthe periphery of the core.`

5. Apparatus for removing tires from cores, comprising a support for a core, a. tire removing tool, and means to pass the tool around the periphery of the core.

6. Apparatus for removing tires from cores, comprising a support for a core, a rocking arm, a tire removing tool on said arm and means to rock said arm, whereby the tool is passed over the periphery of the core.

7. Apparatus for removing tires from cores, comprising a support for a core, an arm, a tire removing tool on said arm, means for advancing said arm radially of the core, and bringing it around the periphery thereof, whereby the tool is passed over the periphery of the core.

8. Apparatus for removin tires from cores, comprising a support or a core, an

arm, a tire removing tool pivoted on said arm and adapted to rest on the surface of the core, means for moving said arm radially of the core, and means for bringing it around the periphery thereof.

9. Apparatus for removing tires from cores, comprising a support for a core, a pivoted arm, a tire removing tool on the end of said arm, and means for rocking the arm on the pivot, the path of said tool diverging from the periphery of the core.

10. Apparatus for removing tires from cores, comprising a support for a core, a pivoted arm, means to move the pivot of the arm radially of the core, a tire removing tool on the end of said arm, and means for rocking the arm on the pivot, the path of said tool diverging from the periphery of thecore.

11. Apparatus for removing tires from cores, comprising a support for a core, a pivoted arm, means to move the pivot of the arm radially of the core, a tapered tire removing tool pivoted on the end of said arm, the tapered end resting on a core in position,

and means for rocln'ng the arm on its pivot,

copies of this patent may he obesi for the path of the end of the arm divergng from the periphery of the core.

12. An ap aratus for removing tires from cores, comprlsing means for holding a core,

a tire stripping tool, and means to move said from cores, the combination or' a core,

holders therefor, two tire stripping tools, means 'to advance said tools radially of the core, in parallelism, and means toseparate said tools about the periphery of the core.

16. In an apparatus forl removing tires from cores, the combination of a core holder, two pivoted arms, a common support for said arms, means to move said support radially of the core, means to hold said arms in parallelism w ile the support is moving radially and to s paratesaid arms, and a tire removing tool bn the end of each arm.

17. InV an apparatus forV removing tires from cores, the combination of a core holder, two pivoted arms, a common support for said arms, means to move said support radially of the core,van arc shaped guideway at the rear of said core holder, a sleeve connected to each said arm adapted to travel in the guideway, a tire removing tool onthe end of each arm, and means to rock said arms on their re ctive ivots.

WL C.. STEVENS. Witness:

' A. L. Enr.

ve cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner 1f-Patents.

Washington, D. G. 

